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Topic: Defamation

Ex-editor of The Sentinel sentenced in defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma

A district court of Assam also fined the journalist Rs 5,000 in the case filed by the Assam minister.

PQR and XYZ — Delhi HC judge gives new names to Smriti Irani and Sanjay Nirupam

In two judgments Wednesday, R.K. Gauba tried to protect the identity of petitioners Irani and Nirupam 'in their interest'.

Summons against Smriti Irani quashed in a defamation case filed by Sanjay Nirupam

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam filed the defemation case when the Gujarat Assembly poll results were announced in 2012.

In #MeToo era, this colonial-era law also needs to be junked

By choosing to file a criminal defamation case only against Priya Ramani, M.J. Akbar makes no effort to hide his intentions.

After Kejriwal’s ‘meek’ apology, AAP is struggling to not look like a party of hypocrites

Kejriwal’s apology is reportedly a bid to free himself from the defamation cases he faces, including one by finance minister Arun Jaitley

Talk Point: Should sex tapes of politicians influence election outcomes in India?

The emergence of Patidar leader Hardik Patel's private videos in the middle of a heated election campaign raises questions about just how much such scandals affect election outcomes.

Talk Point: Is it democratic to have harsh criminal law over civil remedies against defamation?

Contributors argue if in a democracy, do we need harsh criminal law over civil remedies against defamation.

On Camera

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.